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Ten-in-1 Atari Joystick Available

Posted by michael on from the no-space-invaders dept.

Dave21212 writes "My wife emailed me today with a link (yes Geeks can get married) to this interesting little retro-toy. It's a self-contained Atari game unit. The joystick *is* the console, battery operated with 10 preprogrammed titles and RCA out to your television. Includes Adventure, Real Sports Volleyball, Gravitar, Video Olympics, Circus Atari, Yar's Revenge, Asteroids, Centipede, Breakout, and Missile Command. She found it here on Avon and after a bit of Googling for this, I turned up no other sellers. The silly season is just around the corner, what a cool stocking stuffer! (Batteries not included)." Looks pretty authentic to the original... We mentioned this earlier but hadn't seen it for sale anywhere.

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  1. Truckdrivers love them. by threedays · · Score: 5, Informative

    They have these in lots of truckstops. They have them with nes games, and I hear even snes/genesis ones are available.

    1. Re:Truckdrivers love them. by ekrout · · Score: 5, Funny

      Truckdrivers love them.

      Is that from the advertising-quotes-that-didn't-quite-make-it dept.?

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  2. My Wife Will Ask by minus23 · · Score: 5, Funny

    My Wife will ask "What were you doing on Avon.com?" when she sees the credit card charge. ;)
    You know... I gotta say though that the site seems pretty well designed!

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  3. Avon?! by sulli · · Score: 5, Funny

    What, buy a video game and hand cream at the same site? That's just TOO WEIRD.

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    1. Re:Avon?! by foistboinder · · Score: 5, Funny
      It seems a little less scammy than Amway

      The mafia is a little less scammy than Amway...

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    2. Re:Avon?! by Per+Wigren · · Score: 5, Funny

      What's even weirder is that they sell a JOYSTICK and hand-cream at the same site... ;)

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  4. Activision too by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I just sawand ad for an Activision one too. It had 10 games, some of which were Freeway, Pitfall, Spider Fighter, and River Raid.

    It was only like $40

  5. Ok, sounds great... by User+956 · · Score: 5, Funny

    That sounds great, but how heavy is it? The product page says it takes four batteries.

    I mean, if you're going to have a five-pound joystick, you might as well just get an Xbox.

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    1. Re:Ok, sounds great... by Kenja · · Score: 5, Funny

      So, an XBox costs 20$ and comes with 10 games now?

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  6. There are for sale elsewhere. by kaosrain · · Score: 5, Informative

    These are for sale elswhere, they just have a different design. I actually prefer this design to the one mentioned in the article.

    -Kaos

  7. Its got a right-handed joystick!!!!! by EnderWiggnz · · Score: 5, Insightful

    yay!!! joystick on the right, button on the left!!!

    do you have any idea how hard it was to go from that configuration to the nintendo-led joystick on the left, buttons on the right?

    bring back the joystick on the right!!! Screw with the nintendo generation!

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  8. Awesome. by ?erosion · · Score: 5, Funny

    Totally. Not only do we have the ultimate in comfort and reliability, but 10 of the most action-packed, jaw dropping titles ever released for home entertainment computer machine devices!

    I just wish it came with ET and Custer's Revenge...

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  9. Re:Alas by curtisk · · Score: 4, Informative

    Well not with this unit, but Activision had released a similar device a few months back....and yes, Pitfall is there...only link I could find quickly...

    Activison 10 in 1

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  10. /.ed by auroran · · Score: 5, Funny

    can't resist saying this but..
    "ding dong slashdot calling" :)

  11. There goes the firewall report. by CTD · · Score: 5, Funny

    Our security team is really going to be confused by the hits Avon is getting from our general IS department... funny thing is that it's not porn, but the result is the same:

    A bunch of guys sitting in front of computers with a dazed but happy look on their faces.

    Someone link the Activision one. I must have Pitfall!

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  12. Sounds cool, but .. by cje · · Score: 5, Interesting

    .. why?

    For $20 you can go to a pawnshop and pick up a used Sega Dreamcast machine. You can then go to DC Emulation and download StellaDC (an Atari 2600 emulator for the Dreamcast) along with a ROM pack of almost 300 public domain (read: legal) games, including Adventure, Pitfall, and most of the classics. Then you can sit back and kill a rainy/snowy day by playing all of the games that used to consume you as a kid.

    The Dreamcast is perfect for something like this.

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    1. Re:Sounds cool, but .. by x+mani+x · · Score: 5, Interesting

      You're borderline trolling, IMHO, but I'll bite:

      (a) Dreamcast controller != Atari joystick
      (b) Used Dreamcast != $20, sorry.
      (c) Mention downloading StellaDC and Atari rom packs, and burning it with a special program so your DC can boot it will make most people go "huh?".
      (c') If they don't go "huh?", they probably have better things to do than find a used Dreamcast and do all of the above.

      Seriously now, this thing is 20 bucks. Dreamcast shmeemcast.

      -Mani

  13. 10 in 1? Try 180 in 1. by bbum · · Score: 5, Informative


    While walking down 14th Street [Manhattan] the other day, I ran across one of those 'happy cry lucky' style imported crap tourist trap shops that had, among all the garbage, several different kinds of 'N in 1' games-in-the-game-controller products.

    One stood out because it had 180 different games in a SNES style controller. For $40.

    I'm sure Canal street has a similar assortment of gaming trivia, as well.

    So, if you happen to be in NYC... take a stroll down either and have a close look. You'll want the western part of Canal street (where most of the electronic vendors are) or 14th between 5th ave and about 7th ave.

    1. Re:10 in 1? Try 180 in 1. by auntfloyd · · Score: 5, Informative

      Funny, I live near there, and I know just the place. The guy has a TV set and a bunch of Mega Joy 2 systems out. I tried it out once, it worked pretty well. I've seen him selling both the version with the light gun, and also the version without, so if you want to buy, check to see if it comes with a light gun (and dont forget to test it first!).

      Incidentally, Multimedia 1 (on St. Marks btwn 2nd and 3rd) has a bunch of all-in-one systems, both legit and pirate (including the one this story is about). As usual, their prices are on the expensive side, but if you want to buy from a reputable place, it might be your only option. They don't list these on the web site for some reason -- if you don't live in NYC, try giving them a call or something.

      And finally, here are a few links on NES/Famicom pirate systems: NES Player and Gamer's Graveyard.

  14. MAME version available, too by Didion+Sprague · · Score: 4, Informative
    http://www.9thtee.com/funstuff.htm

    This one 76 *real* arcade games inside of it.

  15. link here by jcrb · · Score: 5, Informative

    activision version

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  16. It does have pitfall........ by jcrb · · Score: 5, Informative

    see here

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  17. Play Flash version of Pitfall online... by bje2 · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.langleycreations.com/pitfall/

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  18. OGG Support Lacking by limekiller4 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm not buying one untill it supports the OGG format.

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  19. But this design is the ORIGINAL.... by Ndr_Amigo · · Score: 4, Informative

    The reason this one is so special is because the design, the very joystick itself, is so faithful to the design of the -original- Atari 2600 CX40 joystick.

    No silly Fluro casing, just something that is truely classic. It might be a bit obscure if you arn't familiar with the 2600, of course.. but it counts, and shows this was obviously designed by someone with a clue about retro gaming, not just a marketing drone.

    I should know, I have one sitting right next to me, plugged into my Amiga :)

  20. Found a pic of it... by Anonvmous+Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    " It's a self-contained Atari game unit. The joystick *is* the console, battery operated with 10 preprogrammed titles and RCA out to your television"

    I found another pic of the unit here. Enjoy.

  21. Use a 15% off coupon. by Dr.+Ion · · Score: 5, Informative

    I'm going to take a wild guess that most of us have not ordered from Avon before, right?

    Use the coupon code "FIRSTORDER" to save 15% ($3) this fine cosmetic product.

    An awesome geek stocking stuffer. I'm sure I'll pay for it in Avon spam and catalogs..